Description Assignment Overview To enhance your understanding of the content in Chapter 7 and to help you understand the basics of self-talk. Instructions Please read chapter 7 in the book. Answer the following IN YOUR OWN WORDS: 1) Discuss one positive thought pattern and how positive self-talk can improve performance. 2) Discuss one type of distorted thinking and how negative self-talk can hinder performance. PART B Reframing Worksheet Assignment Overview It has them come up with a situation they dislike or complain about that prevents them from performing their best (we could provide this if necessary) and then asks them to reframe the situation as a positive challenge, list the positive/benefits of the situation, how they might benefit from the opportunity and what can they learn from the situation. Instructions Discuss a situation you dislike or complain about that prevents you from performing your best. Reframe the situation as a positive challenge, list the positive/benefits of the situation, how you might benefit from the opportunity and what you can learn from the situation. PDF to fill out and turn in for assignment provided below. PART C REFLECTION JOURNAL 7 ASSIGNMENT Reflection is an important part of the learning process. Your task is to keep a course journal in which you’ll write a short paragraph summarizing what each content area means to you and how you can use the knowledge to guide your future professional practice as a coach. For example, consider the following questions in your reflection: What were the most important and/or interesting things you learned? What were the most confusing or difficult ideas or tasks? How could you incorporate this knowledge into professional practice?
Description Occasionally managers choose to enhance communication by using the telephone as the only mode of communicating. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the telephone. Use at least one source to support your key points.
Description Page 349 of the textbook features a story about Stephen Curry and his experiences being pitched as a brand representative by Nike and Under Armour. Review this story and read the two articles used as sources for it (shown below) before answering the discussion questions. TrueHoop Presents: How Nike lost Stephen Curry to Under Armour The $14 Billion Man: Why Nike Lost NBA Superstar Stephen Curry to Under Armour For this discussion, answer the following questions: What were some of the mistakes Nike made in its pitch to Stephen Curry? What did Under Armour do right in its pitch to Stephen Curry? Which three principles of persuasion from Chapter 11 (pages 322 - 323) are most important in this situation? How did both organizations use or fail to use the lessons from this week's How to Win Friends readings?
Description Find an opinion article (Op-Ed, letter to the editor, editorial, etc.) that supports your personal position on your public argument topic. In order for the opinion article to qualify for this assignment, it must be an extended argument with at least five paragraphs and a thesis statement. (POVERTY) Apply what you have learned in Unit 1 & Unit 2 (unites attached to help)
Description or those of you who practice a religious faith, can religion function in your life without rhetoric? If religion and rhetoric, however, depend on each other, explain how rhetoric reinforces those religious convictions. If you are a non-believer, how would you use rhetoric to justify your position? Be as autobiographical as possible . By all means use the first-person pronoun. Consult what Herrick wrote about Lorenzo Valla and the chart of rhetorical figures of speech.
Description Some people argue nonprofit organizations should not have endowments at all. One of their arguments goes something like this: Putting money aside in endowment means depriving today’s generation of the use of those resources so as to benefit future generations, who will receive services supported by income from the endowment. But there are many people in great need of services today. Why is tomorrow’s needy more deserving than today’s? The funds should be spent now to meet current needs. Let future generations of donors support the needs of people in the future. Since the economy is growing, giving will increase over time, and there should be enough philanthropy to meet those future needs. It is thus especially unjust to provide for the future at the expense of people alive today, who live in less affluent times. Do you agree? Why or why not? What arguments would you make on the other side of this issue? Would your views be different with regard to different types of nonprofits, for example, homeless shelters, universities, museums, or environmental organizations?
Description Read the Discussion Board Expectations in the module. Select 3 ideas from chapter 7 in the textbook regarding non-verbal communication. Write a paragraph about each idea. In the paragraph explain: What is the idea? Why is it important to you? How will you use the idea in your life? You will end of up with three paragraphs or more if you like.
Description Your CEO, Shawn Jones, is on vacation with his family but needs to be alerted to this situation, so your director asked you to write a recommendation about what action should be taken by the organization. For your recommendation, you should conduct an investigation that includes primary research internal to the organization (using this social media policy and this disciplinary policy) and secondary research external to the organization (such as similar situations at other organizations, recommendations from HR/Legal organizations, and research from academic resources). Your official investigation of the situation will determine the organization's steps to address it, including disciplinary action. The following examples can get you started, but feel free to use other applicable resources: Examples of similar situations: Marine Sgt. Gary Stein Caitlin Davis, Patriots Cheerleader Kiersten Bak, Delta Airlines Elizabeth Lauten, communications director for Republican Representative in Tennessee Alexi McCammond, Teen Vogue Justine Sacco, PR Executive Kaitlyn Walls, daycare worker Scott Bartosiewicz, Chrysler
Description Discussion Questions: Compare how the media was utilized by terrorist organizations in the past (1960s to 1990s) to advance their objectives to that being employed today. Specifically address both the pre-9/11 style terrorist means of communication and influence a https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC96063... https://sgp.fas.org/crs/terror/R45713.pdf https://static.rusi.org/terrorism_and_the_mass_med...
Description Project Planning & Estimating and Scheduling Project plan is produced during the planning phase. Although planning starts much earlier - even during the concept phase and requirements definition, the plan cannot be finalized until reasonable estimates of schedule and costs are made. The project plan is the formal document that guides execution of a project. Planning occurs through a project, that is, the planning process is dynamic and ongoing and many planning processes will be repeated during the design and execution phases as changes are made in the project. Many problems can occur in a project if insufficient time is spent planning; the purpose of planning is to prevent those problems from occurring. causes of poor planning may include estimates that are poorly done, exception handling that is grossly misunderstood; requirements that are incomplete, changing or not understood; technical complexity that is misunderstood; old code content that is not known; new requirements that are added or sneaked into the plan; dictated constraints; and inadequate time to do a project job. Estimating is the bridge from the work break down structure to planning schedules, costs and resources. The basic process of estimating applies to the wide variety of estimates needed in projects, including time estimates for scheduling, cost estimates for budgeting and personnel and equipment estimates for planning resources. Scheduling a project requires both a scientific and an artistic touch. It requires a scientific touch because the schedule has to reflect the work breakdown structure tasks in a logical and interrelated way to optimize resources across the organization. Scheduling requires an artistic touch because tasks not only are technically dependent ot interrelated but are often politically driven, thus requiring finesse and interpersonal skill. Discussion Points: What are are some key steps in developing a project schedule? Why is project plan important in a project? Discuss two types of Estimation techniques.
